Name: The Millpond and Collected Paintings
Brand: John Fahey

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Bonus disc: No

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imprec183cd

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2008-04-14

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

John Fahey

Genre GB

Folk

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the mill pond was originally released in 1997 as a double 7" that went immediately out of print. for it's 10th anniversary it has been issued on compact disc housed in a deluxe letter pressed jacket and including an extensive booklet collecting john fahey's paintings for the very first time. on this ep, fahey uses heavy reverb, electric slide and feedback to create an eerie mood. he gets a bit of help from jeff allman, who recorded the songs and adds some electronic noise in spots, and from scott colburn, who mixed the tracks, but this record is all fahey. the mill pond is all over the place stylistically, so it should confuse those who try to pigeonhole fahey into any one category. the mill pond further proves that there is only one category into which he fits: truly innovative guitar genius. four ecstatic, lo-fi grabs for the ring of eternity, recorded in fahey's oregon hotel room. containing the first graspable evidence of john's throat-singing abilities, this represents the merging of the bull and the china shop. the crudity of the electronics and the delicacy of the stringwork makes for a wonderful match.

The Millpond and Collected Paintings

Music GB